diff --git a/dev-tools/maven/lucene/core/src/java/pom.xml.template b/dev-tools/maven/lucene/core/src/java/pom.xml.template
index 79bfacf7979..0579acec87f 100644
--- a/dev-tools/maven/lucene/core/src/java/pom.xml.template
+++ b/dev-tools/maven/lucene/core/src/java/pom.xml.template
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.lucene</groupId>
     <artifactId>lucene-parent</artifactId>
     <version>@version@</version>
-    <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
+    <relativePath>../../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.lucene</groupId>
   <artifactId>lucene-core</artifactId>